Dresden Hauptbahnhof Railway Station
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Although th eorigianl roof was destroyed, the nineteenth century iron arches remain almost completely intact
Nigel Young Download Original
Renovation and expansion of Dresden's public railway station as part of a wider masterplan to revive the surrounding area
The station was originally designed by Ernst Giese and Paul Weidner in 1898 and survived through the city's firebombing during WWII.
A Teflon-coated glass-fibre roof has been constructed over the train sheds, which evokes the idea of natural light flooding into the building. The design as a whole points towards this light and open atmosphere: cross-bracing arches give emphasis to the barrel-vaulted roof, which has been extended over the outer platforms by 200 metres.
A cupola has been reconstructed in the interior, which also diminishes the building's reliance on artificial lighting.
Data
- Begun: 2001
- Completed: 2003
- Floor area: 30,000m2
- Sector: Transport
- Total cost: £94M
- Tender date: 1997
- Address: Dresden Hauptbahnhof Railway Station, Prager Straße, Dresden, 01069, Germany
Professional Team 
- Architect: Foster + Partners
- Project architects: Christian Hallmann, Norman Foster, Spencer de Grey, Stanley Fuls
- Client: Deutsche Bahn AG Station
- Structural engineer: Bruro Happold
- Structural engineer: Fruhauf
- Project manager: AYH Homola GmbH
- Historic building consultant: ABD
- Lighting consultant: Spiers and Major Associates